Originally posted by lithyem
yah i have a 4 cyl... thanx for the input. As far as suspension, just yesterday i had the Progress springs installed... and they dropped the car about 2 inches.. the rear wheel is way inside the well... it looks more rigged than aggressive :-( ... but what i want really is a suspension setup that will hold the road , coilovers may be more than i need, but a good spring, strut reccomendation woudl be cool... i do need to upgrade the wheels soon too... what size are yours? I'd say 17's woudl be plenty for my car no?
thanx man
Wheel size is kinda a matter of preference. Mine are 18x7.5 with 225/40 tires.
But you could do the suspension stuff before wheels and tires and get nice handling.
I always heard Progress suspension components were pretty decent, but I haven't talked to too many people with their springs.
Personally, my setup is H&R sports and Koni adjustable shocks. I really like my setup, handles great and ride compromise is pretty minimal. I also have a rear sway and upper front strut bar.
But there are many good companies out there. For springs I'd say get H&R/Neuspeed (they are basically the same spring) or Eibach. For shocks/struts I'd say the most common on here are Koni, KYB, Tokico.
Check out my page to view my setup and how the car sits.
www.cardomain.com/id/jschmid
If you search around on this board, you'll find opinions about spring/shock choices.
But I'd say for sure do the suspension, makes driving much more fun.